BioWare: With Dragon Age we're going back to our Baldur's Gate roots

News by Mike Bowden Staff Writer (Former)

Published on June 8, 2009

BioWare lead writer David Gaider has told Gama at E3 that Dragon Age is a more traditional RPG and the company is returning to its Baldur's Gate roots in terms of theme and story.

"Mass Effect is great - it's more cinematic - whereas with Dragon Age, we're definitely going to something that's a little more traditional," he said.

"There's nothing wrong with traditional. We're looking at our Baldur's Gate roots."

"I know they whip that out in the marketing a lot, but Baldur's Gate II was my first game. I think nothing compares to your first," added.

"For me, it was this wonderful experience where we were working with a tried and true engine, which is a great place to be because you can start creating content and test it right from the beginning."

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Dragon Age: Origins releases for PC and consoles later this year.